What to Name the Baby 给婴儿起名
Dexu Xia
What to Name the Baby
The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.
Here’s one conversation Mary didn’t have to have with Joseph as they awaited the birth of the baby she was carrying: “Joseph, what should we name the baby?” Unlike most people awaiting a birth, they had no question about what they would call this child.
The angels who visited Mary and then Joseph told them both that the baby’s name would be Jesus (Matthew 1:20–21; Luke 1:30–31). The angel that appeared to Joseph explained that this name indicated that the baby would “save his people from their sins.”
He would also be called “Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14), which means “God is with us,” because He would be God in human form—deity wrapped in swaddling clothes. The prophet Isaiah revealed additional titles of “Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace” (9:6), because He would be all of those things.
It’s always exciting to name a new baby. But no other baby had such a powerful, exciting, world-changing name as the one who was “Jesus who is called the Messiah” (Matthew 1:16). What a thrill for us to be able to “call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 1:2)! There’s no other name that saves (Acts 4:12).
Let’s praise Jesus and contemplate everything He means to us this Christmas season!
How does reflecting on the name of Jesus encourage you? Which of His titles from Isaiah 9:6 means the most to you this season? Why?
Thank You, heavenly Father, for sending us One who is our Savior, our Counselor, our Prince of Peace, and our Messiah. I celebrate His birth because I know that His life and death and resurrection purchased eternal life for me.
给婴儿起名
必有童女怀孕生子，给祂起名叫以马内利。—以赛亚书7章14节
在等待婴儿出生时，马利亚不必对她的丈夫说：“约瑟，我们应该给宝宝取什么名字呢？”与大多数等待新生儿来到的父母不同，他们早已知道如何称呼这个孩子。
天使先后向马利亚及约瑟显现，并告诉他们要将这个婴孩取名为耶稣（马太福音1章20-21节；路加福音1章30-31节）。天使向约瑟显现时，向他解释这个名字的意思是，这个婴孩“要将自己的百姓从罪恶里救出来”。
这婴孩也被称为“以马内利”（以赛亚书7章14节），意思是“上帝与我们同在”，因祂是上帝成为人的样式，成为襁褓中的婴孩。以赛亚揭示祂别的称号，如奇妙策士、全能的上帝、永在的父及和平的君（9章6节），这都是祂的身分。
给新生儿取名字，总是让人兴奋不已。但没有哪个婴儿能像“那称为基督的耶稣”（马太福音1章16节），拥有如此强大、振奋人心且能改变世界的名字。最让人得激励的是，我们能“求告我主耶稣基督之名”！（哥林多前书1章2节）因为没有别的名，我们可以靠着得救（使徒行传4章12节）。
让我们赞美耶稣，并在此圣诞节期，思考祂对我们的意义！
思想耶稣的名字如何鼓励你？在以赛亚书9章6节中，
哪个描述耶稣的称号，对你最有意义？为什么呢？
天父，感谢祢赐下主耶稣成为我们的救主、
策士、和平的君以及弥赛亚。我欢庆祂的降生，
因我知道祂来到世上、受死与复活，
使我们可以蒙救赎、得永生。